The Ghostbusters Fairground Ride That Never Was [Link]

The Atari fan site 2600 connection has a lengthy interview with former Atari bigwig Roger Hector. It’s got dozens of pictures and details of some of the devices he worked on, such as two-sided arcade consoles, hologram games and a truly bafflingly-looking pro football coaching handheld game. The highlight though is an extensive look at […]



Robin Williams To Become WoW NPC

Blizzard has confirmed it will meet a request from more than 10,000 World of Warcraft players to add the late Robin Williams as a non-player character. A petition at Change.org explained the relevance of the request: Robin Williams was not only an excellent comedian but also a game enthusiast, he said that he enjoys Warcraft […]

Commander Shepard reads Commander Shepard [Video]

You may already have heard the Mass Effect tribute song “Commander Shepard” by Miracle of Sound, an artist specialising in writing original songs relating to video games. Now we’ve got the next logical step: a dramatic reading of the lyrics by Jennifer Hale, who voices the Commander in the games if you choose to play […]

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Multiplayer Unveiled [News]

Sledgehammer Games has begun releasing details of the multiplayer version of the forthcoming instalment of the Call of Duty franchise, Advanced Warfare — likely to the be year’s best-selling gateway to real-time pubescent misogynistic yelling. Among the key points: As expected, an EXO suit will overcome the pesky limitations of playing a human being in […]